Enthraeim

The Seed of all Life

Created by Dariël with her dying breath, Enthraeim was placed at the Garden of Life, located at The Feywild. There she stands, magnificent and beautiful, her shape like a giant bulbous flower, vines spreading out into a massive maze, with tendrils reaching to the far reaches of the Feywild. The sole purpose of this massive flower was to bring forth new life, and the first creatures she brought forth where the beings we know as Hags, which would become her caretakers. Although these did not resemble the shapes we know today.
During the The Age of the Planar Conflict these caretakers corrupted by Slyduhl turned on their creator, maiming and scarring her for life, to be forever marked by this event, but failing in their final objective, these foul beings severe faced consequences for their actions, and were outcast, cursed to forever become mirrors of their surroundings. New caretakers where created, the Firblog who tend to her and all nature to this day. Enthraeim likewise endures, creating new life, replenishing that which is exiled to the void, or taken by fiends.
With Enthraeim capable of creating life on a whim, Troirin endeavored to put a stop to this heinous power, as he already noticed that his precious wheel of life was slowly but steadily filling with more and more souls. Foreseeing his delicate machine would break he saw only one solution, stem this flow of souls. With this goal in mind, Troirin demanded from Araquil that some sort of restraint was placed on this unbridled well-spring of life. Araquil granted this request, but Enthraeim not sitting idly by steered to a compromise. And as such Enthraeim can only create new life whenever the wheel allows it, but Troirin must create room in his wheel to facilitate this.

The Faith: Entraheim's Caretakers:

Those that choose to follow by Enthraeim's Ethos call themselves her caretakers, and as such their main goal is tending to all that which lives, nurturing it, and seeing it prosper. To this end they are seen as the faith of those in need, providing shelter and assistance to the truly destitute. This Ethos aligns somewhat with Dariël's Observers and the Faith of Sersoi but focuses more in the well-being of the individual, rather than the survival of a species, or the care of the community.
Common examples are people who've lost everything, either through bad luck or poor choices, and are on the brink of personal collapse. These caretakers ensure these people are able to find their way, making use of natural magic and herbal remedies. Often resulting in these individuals becoming part of this somewhat illustrious religion.
These caretakers also have a duty to preserve nature, and many of these caretakers serve as "ground-keepers" for the ancient forests, keep an eye out for those seeking to misuse these lands and will strike out with the force of nature, often aided by druid circles and sometimes nature spirits.

The Temples to Enthraeim

Found at the heart of many civilizations of the temples of Enthraeim are tall buildings seemingly plants that have grown in the shape of a building. These temples are filled with and surrounded by all kinds of fauna. The central room devoted to a large shallow pool, which when undisturbed creates a perfect mirror, and is used by the priests to become one with nature, the rest of the growing and changing structure serves as home to the devoted and as the Temple serves as an orphanage in many cases orphans as well.

Aspects of the Religion:
Structure: Places of worship serving as hubs for traveling members.
Activities: Nurturing life, Assisting people (re)claim a life worth living.
Religious Gesture: Kneel, rise to a standing position while spreading arms.
Mantra: Life, in all it's beauty is ours to nurture.

Relations

With the focus on preserving and helping individuals, this rubs the devotees of Troirin the wrong way, as they believe that those who suffer so truly have brought it up themselves, either in this life or their previous lives. And this punishment should be theirs to endure, often marking these individuals as pariah', amplifying their suffering. By helping these individuals Caretakers attempt to change a Troirin's judgment, to be lived through individually. Those that have benefited from this aid need to be wary of the devotees of Troirin, as examples have been made before.
Furthermore, as Enthraeim's potential was severely hampered by the restrained put on her by Troirin and Araquil she and her caretakers don't take to kindly to these faiths. As such these three faiths but heads on more than one occasion, and find it difficult to agree to anything, oftentimes resulting in open hostility. Diplomacy Diagram not available

Life, in all it's beauty is ours to nurture.

Ever blossoming in her garden, Enthraeim grows in the Feywild.

Name: Enthraeim
Ally: Dariël
Nemesia: Troirin, Araquil
Domains: Light, Nature and Trickery
Core Concept: The Seed of All Life
Divine Symbol: A flower, representing Enthraeim
Alignment: NG

Type

Religious, Organised Religion

Alternative Names

Entraheim's Caretakers